Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottest June ever

Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month attributable to heat, official data showed on Wednesday, as a five-day heatwave with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) made it the second-hottest month of June on record. Data on the Health Ministry’s daily mortality monitoring system MoMo showed this June had the most deaths attributed […]